= Current and Former Scholarship Recipients

Year&n= bsp; Background

2= 008 Marion Brown graduated from = Grandview High School with a GPA of 3.8. He = will pursue a degree in Business Management at Colora= do University at Boulder in the fall of 2008. Marion is involved in various organizat= ions including Grandview Leadership Class, Kappa Alpha Psi Junior Ambassador Program, and Jack and Jill of America Teen Group. During his high sch= ool career, he received the following awards; First Team All-State Academic Awa= rd in Football and Track, Honorable Mention All-State Academic Award in Footba= ll and Track, Ventures Scholar, Honor Roll Student, Math Achievement Award, 20= 07 Jack & Jill Beau, and 5A State Football Champion in 2007. Marion also recei= ved a varsity letter in track and football for 3 years and lettered in academics = for 2 years. He was also part of the 4x200m relay that took first place in state this year.

2= 008 Mahad Fahich graduated from Smoky Hill High School with a = GPA of 3.6. He will study at the University of Colorado at Boulder, majoring in Aerospace Engineer= ing. Mahad enjoys bowling, building plastic model airplanes, traveling, mentoring yout= h, watching movies, hanging out with friends, and playing sports such as basketball, roller hockey and ultimate Frisbee. He does volunteer work with groups like the Brotherhood (an African American male group to close the achievement gap at our high schools) and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (where he has given demonstrations to visitors about aerospace scie= nces and have directed them around the museum). Mahad aspires to be a pilot, astronaut and/or an aerospace engineer for the Air Force, NASA or companies such as Lockheed Martin Pratt and Whitney or Boeing. He hopes to inspire younger individuals to become successful in the future.

2= 008 Derek James Cole graduated from East High School with a GPA of 3.4 in May of 2008. He plans to attend Colorado State University to pursu= e a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. Accelerated classes were apart of my curri= culum. Such classes include: AP English, AP Calculus, and AP Physics. My composite score from the SAT's was a 1670. During the course of my senior year, he wo= rked 2 jobs to support himself and his academic pursuits. James was affiliated w= ith such clubs as: Black Student Alliance, Youth In Government, Academic Team, = and Model United Nations. He received numerous awards throughout high school including the National Society of High School Scholars membership, and the Fortnightly Essay semi-finalist. <= /span>

2007 = Roman Coy Ashford graduated from = Bishop Machebeuf High School in May 2007. He currently carries a = GPA of 3.7. He has been accepted to several universities and plans to attend Colorado State University in the f= all of 2007. There he will pursue a = degree in engineering. Roman has maintained high academic standards throughout his high school career and has also dedicated himself to volunteer service. In 2006 he received the President’s Volunteer Service Award and has been active in working wi= th other organizations such as the Rainbow House assisting young children with= HIV and the Samaritan House assisting in preparing lunches for residents. In April of 2007 he visited Slovakia as a member of the Global Challen= ge Summer Workshop where the group assisted in volunteer activities within Slovakia. Roman shows great potential and the Scholarship Fund is happy to assist him reach that potential.

2006 = Jason Nathaniel Toms graduated from Aurora Central High School in May 2006 with a GPA of 3.9. While at Aurora Central, among the= many awards received and activities in which Jason participated were: recipient = of the Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award, The National Debater= in Congress Award, State Debater in Public Forum Award, was the president of t= he National Honor Society, Speech Team Vice President, an active member of the Interact Club, and received a Varsity Letter in Track and Field for 2 years. Jason is presently attending Georgetown University pursuing a degree in En= glish.

2005 = Tyrone E. Reese graduated from Rangeview High School in May 2005 with a GPA of 3.97. Tyrone was an honor roll student throughout his high school career.= Among his many awards, he received the Academic Letter Award, English Department Award, and Student of the Month Award. He was a member of the National Ho= nor Society and was active in school and community extra-curricular activities = such as basketball, Track and Field, school newspaper staff, and volunteered at = the Medical Center of Aurora South and Jamaica Elementary School. Tyrone is presently enrolled at Co= lorado State University.

2005 = Michael D. Sapp, Jr. graduated from Montbello High School in May 2005 with a GP= A of 3.6. Among Michael’s ma= ny accomplishments, he was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars 2003/2004, Head Boy at Montbello High School 2003/2004, Youth Commissioner for Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper 2003-2005, recipient of Who’s Who Among American High School Students Award 2001 – 2004, Intern for Congresswoman Diana DeGette – Safe City Program 2002 plus = he was elected as Captain of the Montbello Varsity Baseball & Football programs. Michael is presently attending Morehouse College.

2004 = Corey S. Scott graduated from George Washington High School in May 2004 with a 3.97 grade point average. Cor= ey was listed in Who’s Who Among High School Students, was a member of L.I.N.K.S., received the Black Youth Award, served as the senior representa= tive and treasurer of the student government, lettered in basketball for 4 years= and was a McDonalds High School All-American Nominee in Basketball. Corey entered the University of De= nver in September 2004 but has subsequently withdrawn from school for personal reasons.

2003 = Jason Crockett graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in May 2003 with a= 3.9 grade point average. Jason wa= s a member of the National Honor Society, elected to Who’s Who Among High School Students for 2 consecutive years and received the Denver Post’s “Top Kid Award” in 2002. Jason entered Geor= getown University in Septe= mber 2003 and graduated in May 2007 with a degree in Business Administration.

2002 = Zaccaeus D. Boss graduated from East High School in May 2002 with a 3.43 grade p= oint average. Aside from being an = honor student, he was the Varsity Football Captain, a Jack & Jill Beautillion Honoree, member of the Student Council, and President of the Black Student Alliance. He completed his st= udies at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

2001 = Derrick Hendrix graduated from Manual High School in May = 2001 with a 3.5 grade point average. He was a member of the National Honor Society, participated in the “Read= to a Child” program, and played varsity football. He has completed four Community Co= llege Courses, namely, Medical Terminology, Emergency Medical Response, Webpage D= esign, and Webpage Composition. He h= as completed his studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder.<= /span>

2000 = Brandon Eubanks graduated from Rangeview High School in May 2000. He earned a grade point average of= 3.58 on a 4.0 scale. He was a memb= er of the National Honor Society and listed in Who’s Who among High School Academics. He has completed s= tudies at Colorado State University earning a degree in Marketing and Communicatio= ns.

1999 = Theo Wil= son graduated from George Washington High School in= May 1999 with a grade point average of 3.7.&nb= sp; He has completed studies at Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida.

1998 = Anthony = M. Farmer graduated from George Washington High School in May 1998 with a grade point average of 3.42. He entered Regis in September 1998= . He subsequently transferred to Col= orado College, Colorado Springs and was graduated in December 2002.

1998 = Christop= her C. Cason graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in May = 1998 with a 3.7 GPA. He entered Te= xas A&M University in September 1998 and graduated in May 2003.

1997 = Tel-Cary Sadler graduated from East High School in May 1997 with a 4.3 grade point average. He attended the University of Cali= fornia at Berkeley where he earned a degree in Political Science.

1997 = Benjamin= Okeke graduated from Montbello High School in May 199= 7 with a 4.21 grade point average. He attended Northwestern University where he earned a degree in Economics in M= ay 2001. He is currently attendi= ng the Northwestern University Business Graduate School.

1996 = Marcus D. Farmer graduated from George Washington High School in May 1996 with a 3.9 grade point average. Marcus entered the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado in September 1996 where he earned a degree in Architectural Engineering in May 2000.

1995 = Duane L. James – Wheat Ridge High School

&nbs= p; = Larry Littlejohn – Montbello High School

1994 = Sheldon Norman – Thomas Jefferson High School

1993 = Terry J. Johnson – Manual High Sch= ool

Jamiel G. Winn – Montbello High School

1992 = Marion B= oggs – East High School

1991 = Damien Douglas – Manual High School

1990 = Zoane Price – George Washington High School

1989 = Christopher McCray – Thomas Jefferson High School

1988 = Marcus Anderson = ;

1987 = Neko Robinson – John F. Kennedy High School

&nbs= p; = Kelvin McNeil – Abraham High School

1986 = Samuel M. Holmes – George Washington High School

1985 = Kelvin Ray Nettles – Manual High School

1984 = Gregory Fox – Arapahoe High School

1983 = Tijani Cole – North High School

1982 = ; Gerald T. Johnson &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 1980 Donald Singfield

1979 = James McLaurin = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; 1978 Edwin Jackson – South High School

1977 = Frank Gordon &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 1976 Rodney Massey

1975 = R. K. Carpenter &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 1974 H. G. Wylie

1973 = Joel Moran &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; 1972 Davey Smith

1971 = Gregory Mosley &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 1970 Leonard King

1969 = Ronald Collins = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; 1967 Sandra Mayfield

1966 = Harry Booker &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 1965 Sonya Franklin

Note: The program was converted to a 4-y= ear $4,000 scholarship in 1981, payable in increments of $1,000 each year. Prior to 1981, 1-year scholarships= were given.